Bonny Cepeda (born Fernando Antonio Cruz Paz on June 5, 1954 in the Dominican Republic) is a merengue artist, band leader and producer.
[1] In 1986 he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Top Tropical Latin Performance for his album, Noche de Discotheque.
[2] In June 2021 Bonny declared in the Alofoke Radio Show that he received $60 000 to sing in a birthday party of the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
His comments generated criticism in social media and by members of the Venezuelan opposition due to the social and economic crisis that the country undergoes and because the celebration took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, when borders were restricted for most Venezuelans.
Bonny afterwards denied having been paid.